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4 fitest 1 ceries as the: ettice of tha FRE with e whew. o,
ASeRTy of ay prvgeice andor tho genersl nature of thi activgties |
ay : oeopoeed te dgt tb} co that the egente of the Buzewu ws ula not be bndoly.
oc emprieed Lf thay Learned of xy activities free cther agents whe vera PrHOTINDLY - :
io Reg bag ey prey eed onateeta: unver aurvett lanes. ‘The SAC usa acvens froa tit + UPficn
aes neceratag)s: “tN hea vith cag ‘Of tha Inty Cicer, a Sprcial. Aqen’s nine’ BALLS.
2. Seeker, | vien Zhsd cd3 Vetoow and-vbo bes frequautly cauperatod with our rapresgze
tetiva dn Mian, . John We Dein. doh LLdackér was cost pleases and ‘cocperhilve sy:
| YAatered hta ‘tha ‘the raster on vitch Z.wao’ eparged boa been. esex insted TIAN
Pit boucunesture “hho: ire Charles Jiates enl.that the Bureau intorpesc) na:
Bleetions. “Tbhe telah! A gnaertl ter3, ubout the activities at Er. “rraonk
. geehgen is ‘eeoaing+o2. &: 4b caid that: ba hed kus Jackson Tar Ghgat 19 Farrs
pad thet he considnred Jacknoa +0 vo ct. urreLiaple pernon and & cornlets ons arpiuaiot.
vo Bovnas ad thet wod iad Been th Havel Intelliyzeces” duriog Yyeld Far Th aac tte. -
i orice the: etd bis syar ef active duty ho had beld a mrber oF. Jobe in rene ok

fo Whdch he hae ween able to make A gucemeg.. Thsoe Joba. tuck luded the agency for
: tars Ranafecsurer, the position of dawty. ‘aherifft in tinct Beech, the exency f me
a sahar of concrats plects an4 caverni other eateryrises, In one oF hia fata:
L) dscheay had beer suspected Of pilYestiugs and ‘haa bnen discharged on thot ascqunt, s
eithanct no procecatisa vas fantituted. » pckean as nor, aecorting to Dchillcscivey
operating & “private éstective ogency” nna Sa alco acting as public relations sevives
20. Peto and Ria grevy. - ¥e.dy celtoved to be the omer of o cormération. s£ecvE a,
NBterpriweo WEny, tec," ‘he pxact operations ef vhich ary unimeva. .

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7 2, Beniiiésckar suid that Suekson claimed te hays excotdent sources or
tp rorention o2 Cube) std thas he particvlurly had referred to # ” Cantaia Ealvaicy .
‘. Blas-y Yereco, 6 ‘pelitiend refugee fran Cuba, vo had cxyayed quite intensively | -
“ga mitt-Comsmiot Neririrtics. Schilidecksr seid thas. toe “legal, attache? (5 -
‘arcome Qhat rocns c= T3L “pecresentasi: fo) ab the US Sebescy Ja Hava bed at one -
 @iae written to. tor fad in Slant unous Verada and had cata that the lattes bea -
qua beea fu-a podtiies to obtain. vaiusble in2orsation ‘cencernming woe eotivisias ..
ev. we Corwurises 4s Gibs, but- mat, lacbis telief, Versun wes giver to fAlghes ..

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BetiiD dacker pointed 6 ‘ea “wnat; altnazeh the erlaizad cases egztoan nan
cre and fireo, cnaep vara’
E seaiset “four other crete gree ‘who ard Atle ssechy eniepad 4a tha-
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ae Fopresentatives vere: Baintatotsy Ourv eyhlanes oa ‘ghe ‘ao

ie EFouy Wold Hot be at “as “raid tiat:
SLID, “Duaday, Ly. ‘Gep Her, at ILs
} ‘Foon -nt. thy: Columbus. Eotel. cnieh x “had. Feaarrad:
tha tea A.prelininary crooting with Unckeed co roto: cotadn -
aforadtisn ‘eboys ths persone Yuns (o‘sce, but ns e344 that that wou).4 not be :
_fongitie m Agrurezy “and: thus he would: arco in on Gundy 1285 vokog a fos sinirtes at

. ahead ofthe Toa ef tho. Group. “ .

Do. 6. gerke2a arrived at the “enctanatad reca on Sunday neeaing: at orks.
oo Bene “Be. #44 ‘act. Tequcat. the exiibitien of credentials and i 1d not exatels then.
“Re said that. tha sretiag with ths Cubans would anve to Le postyoned atid hyo0. 2
-otele: Guitcy are ODF, | ‘Indemish a3 the leader of the KTOUpD war at! that tise
_ -engess4 in. preparing © ‘Epaécch. fe ‘auic he wourd ‘pring two mmbera ‘of ths  eareD
8, tha: Colunous Goren oF #300 on Rey Bad T agreed to Rest thea a tid by .

: -_ te * serkeoa oeta that. ths tvo aga he vanted we ta ‘tals. to wero Boner:
Garioa Nievia ang a. Captain varson, whose Till rove Mr. Jackscn. 61d aot Env. a 2
said thet Carles Hevia La a Loris, Ciba consalting: en gineer and io wo gretuste:
. of the US" MiMtery Actteny “ef the cless of “E919. For 2 shyrs tice ho ves Proastdent
 @t..Coba end wae eubeeqs AtLY Axbeasadsr to the U9.. Ke 40 a medeor-of Priots ‘
a Autheatico Party, bat bélonyy to the conservatize wing which ‘ts highly erisics) ©
“OP ecee of. Prlola actions. Novia was exiled fron Coba vhea his nace vsa. fousa.
1 OM GA exveloze Ja the possosaion ‘Of Sanches fronpo. Me 19 under dndictmemi gn;
_ tha BF Districs Cuart tat hee pleaded fot guilty lo charges of gunz Tuneang ering,
ont e? the. vans Anrident concerz tog vain Prio pleade: "alo can tender.” ;

3 oO 8, Ceptaia Yarson, according to Jacieca, is tnd bas teen fpr macy jeore .
the proeldent of tne Anti-Ccmaurist Leagus of Cuts. foriay. a a part of tre terza
ef. Grau fa0 Martin and Pric, Yersen heic the renk of Captuis in tat Cuben ariiy

end waa in cuarze of a coan WEreenplanage . section Gepling with Cuban Crrmunizts. ;
Yerson, tn hiv ul®icial capucity, WB “largely ‘instrumental ia baring tie Cov foviet

- . Epheesy in Wavenu 610224. fe was rrtoved by Latiata fron kis Arnz past in 1952
ae and, eftar ip2nifag sone months in nanctuer7 in the Uruguayan Bubausy in Ravana, | .
che cana, we “Mloxd In dune ov 1994. . ae

. : 3. Jackoes elec wtsnea wwe to meet Prio, Ir. Pedro Martings Fereaga ead
wate, Ortega. .Prio Was Curr ently ta Rew York, Kartines wus tornerly Arksetazor to
po US aad a delesste to the. Uuited s Nations. Ma was described by Jecksca @g ono ©

| of the wove teiilieat persvas be had ever met ard as eaid that I cosld ebtain ry

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htwarioa fa. feda, La Wau not Lcsecdatcly evatlavie cad tad: no cone, saGbt
wEantS ettssediy, peves seed uy Versone ortess, &. rovser aereazes

ified torial, at he then ‘tert, the: erating.
% epedk acy Eogiinh (lestéentslly, *
two. necaiaary to converte with hie
‘Ravia. a3 flueae do Enghiva. one ‘Syrian °

develones Wat Chptain Ver
FkeIsca cosas net ‘epend Syentend, wo that
saroash Karis, vio ected ‘ee interrater,

ne. Te aubrtance oe an fnforssiion ‘euppiied by Yorosa’ copeorateg tha

. epimants ian his povacnaton | 19 cauitaiaéd in the eatony part of thls rensst.:

* Vergas ‘uppesrod goattnen avery he n Eisverteal value to tha contcuts 2 big.

» @ogugenss acd: eerand anxious to eke’ thes evailable to U9 abtharitics. Fa dta0
a any desire Fora fea end nerely eaid that he winked to retcin the ertging
_-winea Ee. considered: that. they conntitated en autpertic eecount of the pecuta of ©
| the: Cénnuniat Rovenust ta Oubs, bat that ve would be eatinely welcoss 9. Pastestat
We otherwixe seoy the contents ef, Ase files. . .

ts le “Ae ‘tha conclusion ot the anterviev, I thanked tha 5 tya cubina ‘for :
thotr. courtesy and cosperatian and teld Seaar Revia that Y would get in te oueks
. “‘whta hin later an ‘tke waek either directly oy througn Yn. Jackson, ;

i eS PO excleas, hercvit! Biletter to Nevia confiraing our totecvot: ‘ta tha
wot '. - Yaraen dacubentes and ‘askisk hin te > Reticy ne vaen 1% 16 expected thay tasy will:
f begin. arriving, so that we ney atterpt to facilitate their eatry. . You vill not
thet-1 have cigned the letter vith the mace “Drutoa’ which in bow J wos intree
_, Outed to huvis and Verasn by RS ob. IT thirk ths letter showid bo cefied in :
Vaghirzton rather than in Wew Ovitoas, 69 03 to pllsy say euspicions that Loris ony

mexbor thes I ‘én bot ecteally a governnent revresentative, You Will sote that £.
Bava ougs geea that Hovia vrite toe: in Yew Oiclee.5 {2 care of Mise Joon M. Fatus

PIS

: et Fort Office ikez ADO. By wild, ae gouts, east that thie too lettarecrop.

boos aS. Jn view of the fact thes I refer by Lephseation to the tustous a
Beparsuent, I suggest that you. ‘hala the letter ta Revia watil you or Cleslelait |
have @lacussed the cantor vith i. Bmoerlck, vio 14 ‘the ouperier of Ix. Wyatt,
the Eupervicing Sugicans Agent: in Hlant. I syrgost: inst. the letter be sent air
fi}, unragistored, Fo buve left the dete blank azd f re: yuest that you tusort. 16
“yefore agiling. tf yeu wish to ‘change tha letter iu any way, pleave do fa.
igvia acs act, oF course, bmnow ay herdvriting, 60 chat the latter ena be elgsot~
. enone. :

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MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief's All Fisld Officea
FROM 1 Ghief, Contact Division (YA). _
SUBJECT - 1 Gage 24063 —

REFERENCE =. CO-B-67526 (43)S-3599)
00-A-203 09 (82-3094)

sO Sconmtig

1. For your inforastion, the following rogues vere subnitted by

OCI for action by FI, . eager
2. Backexownd A / eS - -)/ eR)
Q0-A-20309 states ‘that Carlos Prio“ hes bean tr nsferring funds Ae
from his Miami bank to his EFSYKG¥ Trancisco Frio! c/o Guaranty Trust/T 0

i Company, New York, 00-5-67546 atates Mat there 1s a rumor that
: te mur. . CO¥los Frio has invested money in a chain of hotels in Switzerland,

i a For some months past Carlos Prio has been suspected of preparing
Po : en invasion of Cuba to oust Batista; however, other reports indicate

: that Fraccisco Prio is engaged in handling transfers out of the US

for Carlos "for investment abroad", 2, (OF for unspecified non- . ;

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3. Reouiremente. 6.

a, Evidence that C. 3 Prio haa been investing in Swiss hotela
and details of the trans on, €.8., date, price peid, intermadiartea,

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, . db. Any infornation availadle of other foreign investuents thet
: he has made, ;

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te dapat at £3513,200 on 9 July was 1a the fora af 8 check on the dail
pet kay, Mee \erk, the draver‘'s aigastura illeginie,

io wr lnteawal of 26 dugest vas ia essti, Carles astied for ons thouseni
at 7) #aa given sostly ona bendred Gallar bills aad a fow five liwelred:

aa Eran te 19482, “the meat erase) activity ef Carles’ essount wma the deposit

are acy) Saptenter, a 058150,000 Geeait on 2% Baptenter, and a vile
Poot Stes of $140, oa Simoes the withtgracal ene by obhoek, waich vaa
j Solar te the dapoettor tar sanccllation, ths Ldaniity ef- tha ‘ayes ia aot

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Ma. Riel maaan actderarsioal iat would serve eg grad purpose.

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“OUR CONTACT AT THE GUARANTY TRUST ADY
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ne eee
“ADVICE OF ANY OFFICER oF THE ‘aaNK CONCERN ING FOREIGN: INVESTMENTS.

BOTH CARLOS AND FRANCISCO HAVE accouits ar THE GUARANTY | TRUST.

AS SOUGHT THE

-THE ACCOUNT OF FRANCISCO ‘SHOWS. THAT IN EARLY JUNE 53, RFT 539
THERE WAS A BALANCE OF $4,841672 RPT $4g8410723 THAT THE HIGHEST
BALANCE REACHED WAS $14,841.72 RPT $14)841072 ON 19 RPT 49. JUNES
AND THAT AS: OF Su RPT ‘3e JUL.53 RPT. 53 THERE WAS A BALANCE IN THE
ACCOUNT OF 81,434e38 RPT 3154340383 THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTIVITY

_ SINCE THAT DATE

A TRABS RPT TRANSCRIPT OF CARLOS* ACCOUNT SHOWS THE FOLLOWING |
ACTIVITY IN 53 RPT 533

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CARLOS PRIO SOCARROS

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THE DEPOSIT OF $86,3¢0 RPT $66,3ee CN 3 RPT 3 JULY VAS IN THE
FORM OF A.CHECK DRAWN BY MARIA SOLEDAD ALBA/RPT MARIA SOLEDAD ALaA,
MIAMI BEACH, FLORD RPT FLORIDAS orn

THE DEPOSIT CF $15,000 RPT $19,680 GX 9 RPT 9 JULY VAS IX THE eet
FORH, OF A CHECK DRAYN ON THE DANK CF. NCVA scortay/uee YORK. THE . ok

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DRAVER*’S SICNATURE WAS. ILLEGISIE.

. “THE DEBIT oF Sice,coe: RPT siee,soe ON 36 RPT 26 aucusT WAS A
“WITHORAGAL IN CASH MADE ON THAT DATE ay CARLOS HO ASKED FOR SILLS
CF ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR DENOHINATICK BUT WAS GIVEN MOSTLY ALL ONE”
MRDRED DOLLAR (BILLS AND A FEY OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR DENOMINATION.

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RPT 952 WAU THE DEPOSIT CF $43,606 c RFT $4,008 ON, 9 RPT 25° SEPTEMBER

4952 RET 1952 AND A sisustee RET. $159,088 DEPOSIT GN 29 RPT 29.

SEFTENae  y9S2 RET ESS35- WEXTUEE CF UKECH CANCSE, IDES TAVTEn, AND A
vITaDNataL Ith OCTOSER tmz RIT 1352 a CHECK Ww. tH fun oF “Sandee!

RPT S190, Co% “SINCE ALL CANCELLED CHEEKS. ARE RETUR wea TO. THE

- DEPOSITOR AT THE Bid OF ‘EACH NONTH THIS CHECK 13°NoT AVATLASLE

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WE NAVE. ALSO. BEEN irons
. THE NAME OF MRI. CARLOS: PRIO/AT THE ‘DAN Ks.. i) WHICH MER. HUSBAND

SWASUACCESS.. OVE RAVE NoT. ATIENPTD

ACTIVITY viicH HAS TAKEN ‘PLACE IN CAECTION | ITH Tyas’ “BOX aut’
COULD PC STLY bo 0 IF IT VOULD “SERVE ANY COD ‘PURPOSES
Cape .
wrtar THE PAST WEEK:CARLOS PRIO- PRESENTED ONE HUNDRED ) THOUSAND
"ESOS, TO.THE BANK AND REQUESTED CASH IN, EXCHANGE THEREFOR. WE
. “UNDERSTAND THAT THE ENTIRE AMOUNT YAS IN NEW. BILLS. HE WAS TOLD.
THAT THE CURRENCY WOULD HAVE.T0 3E SENT TO CUBA FOR: EXAMINAT 10H
AND THAT. IN “ALL PROBABILITY. THE BANCO NACIONAL DE CUBA WOULD WANT
10 you THE IDENTITY OF THE PERSON EXCHANGING THE PESOS» . CARLOS

a “SAID. HE vouLD RATHER Not HAVE HIS NAME DISCLOSED “BUT CONSENTED TO

BE NANED r THE BANK Ins ISTED: UPON Iv. AT TNAT TIME, CARLOS TOLD
THE: BANK “OFFICIALS THAT NE HAD PREVIOUSLY SOLD A LARGE SUM OF PESOS
TO ANOTHER BANK WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY»

APPARENTLY IN THE COURSE OF THE NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE EXCHANSE
OF THE PESOS CARLOS RENARKED THAT NE FEARS A DEVALUATION OF THE

- CUBAN CURRENCY BECAUSE OF THE RAFID DEPLETION OF CUBAN GOLD RESERVES

IN THIS. COUNTRY, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN A LARCE FINANCIAL LoSS TO.
HIM.

OUR CONTACT IS AT THE MAIN CFF ICE CF THE GUARANTY TRUST AND THE
ACCOUNT AND SAFETY 0X OF THE PRIO*S.ARE LOCATED IN CNE OF THE
DRANCHES. BECAUSE OF THE IDENTITY CF THE DEROSITOR AND THE HANSIER
IN WHICH THE ABOVE IBFORMATION £83 WESESSARILY COTAINED, OUR

CONTACT HAS ASKED THAT THE DATA SE TREATED IN THE STRICTEST

CONFIDENCE, ACZORDINGLY THIS INFORMATION MUST BE RESTRICTED TO
‘CIA RPT CLA INTERNAL USE ONLY. .

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Chief, Contest Divisisa, 09 09, (1/4, Branzh)

Tesnatad dotivitias ‘of Gt Prio éscSrras

2y On 2 bepteater 1933, Carles Pre Soenrras ensrerted
98,000 Cuban peeos to 0S ourronsy ot a Gd bank, Tho bank is
fot that referred to la cur scuoramiaa of 6 Bagiceber 1959 en:
the sane spbjosts In this te teua ee Pens? wo Maal Bet
» Féoa of sone of vhe bills Lecued to Fria,

= Lr tare ore titries coumeruieg tka exmmeriention,
“ptease” call Harry A. tetrea, eatensiet SIR,

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